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Saturday, October 3, 2009

Cran-Apple Crisp - Cranberry Coast - Pink Saturday

Sunset on the Cranberry Coast in the state of Washington.

Harvesting cranberries.

The flavors I most associate with fall are those of apple, pumpkin and cranberry. I'm especially fond of apples and cranberries and love the way they compliment each other in desserts. This is, hands down, my favorite crisp and it's the cranberries that set it apart from its competitors. I knew a bit about cranberries and how they were grown but my knowledge was superficial. I wanted to learn more. Fortunately, I live in an area where they are raised. If you hop in a car and drive along the coast on US 101 you'll come to an alternate loop that takes you to Gray's Harbor and the Cranberry Peninsula. The peninsula was settled by Finnish farmers who found the conditions they needed to grow cranberries here. The soil was an acid peat, fresh water was plentiful and the growing season extended from April to November. The berries grow on low vines in layered beds called bogs or marshes and where no natural bogs existed they could still be built. The topography was conducive to commercial farming of cranberries. They proceeded to build bogs and started a cranberry industry in the area. As is often the case in these communities, there is a harvest festival each year. It includes a bog tour and a cook-off. The event is nicely done and great fun for first-timers. It's the type of event I search out and enjoy. I have a very strange bucket list and, fortunately, a husband with a sense of humor. I know you'll love this crisp. Give it a try.

Your recipe for Cran-Apple Crisp looks & sounds delicious! I've been watching & waiting for fresh cranberries to arrive in the grocery stores here in Ohio. We cam only get them around Thanksgiving, so I will have to stock up the freezer when they arrive.

Oh yes! I will have to make this. I love apples and cranberries too, especially baked together. I did not know the facts you wrote in your post. We live close enough to go see the bogs for ourselves and maybe even enjoy the festival. Thank-you, I love trips to grays Harbor.

this looks delicious I think we would call it a crunmble. I love reading your blog it is so inspiring and this post is so cool i can't imagine living just down the road from that beautiful sky and all those amasing cranberries.

Isn't that funny? I lived in Massachusetts for years and years with all their cranberry bogs nearby, and never once did I have a crisp like this. Now, with cranberries coming into season, I am definitely going to have to try this as I'm a great fan of apple crisp.

Oh, Mary!Your photos are stunning! The recipe looks absolutely delicious. We're planning to head to the mountains next weekend and I'm going to try this recipe at our cabin. I'll be the only girl amongst a pack of young men and a husband...the perfect audience for which to prepare such a yummy looking recipe!

Happy Pink Saturday Mary! I just love the pictures but I must say the upclose picture of the cranberries and the cup are my favorites. I just love pictures of beautiful and you always have them. Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Winter is just around the corner in my neck of the woods and I won't see much pink in my garden again until at least April so THANK YOU for the wonderful blog entry and for giving me a little pinkie-lift today!

Hi, Mary,I have always loved apple crisp (it does seem like the perfect autumn dessert), but I had not ever had one that included cranberries. I am going to give this one a try!! Thank you for sharing it with us and also for the history on cranberries in your neck of the woods. I hope to make it to your beautiful part of the USA one of these days. The sky was spectacular, too. Happy Pink Saturday to you!! Vicki

Mary, thank you for sharing this Cran Apple Crisp! It looks divine. You are so blessed to live in such a beautiful area. I have fallen in love with the coastal areas of California & Oregon. I NEED to come on up 101 (or Hwy 1) to see Wahingtons coast too. I sent your Blog post to my hubby with a note that I wanted to travel this area in our trailer. Hee Hee do you think he'll take the bait? Thanks for sharing & for stopping by to see me.

No cranberries in the kitchen but I do have the granny smith apples think I just might make a warm dessert for this evening. It's down in the lower 70's...burrrrr ;-)Thanks for stopping by today, Cheers!

What wonderful pictures. The sky in the first photo was so beautiful it was breathtaking. The recipe sounds delicious. I love apple dishes and have learned to love cranberries in the last 5 years. I don't know why I ever thought I didn't like them.

Happy Pink Saturday....I am always late checking everyone's blog..but it is better late than never ...right? We are headed to a Jars of Clay concert tomorrow night!!!I will post pics next week...Thanks for stopping by...God Bless You MORE!!!!!!!Kandy

I didn't know there was a market for cranberries near Grays Harbor. My parents used to have a home in Ocean Shores and we never heard this,it's very interesting. Your recipe sounds delicious, I've bookmarked it to come back later and copy it down. Happy Pink Saturday and have a wonderful weekend!

Fabulous post....I love apples and cranberries too.I have to smile though because Beverly still has me on the list and I haven't been playing Pink Saturday for months now.:-)She is so sweet.But I am so glad you stopped by.And I thank you....and I shall help myself to your yummy recipes as well.:-)Have a beautiful Sunday.

Mmm,cran/apple crisp! Sounds good. My aunt used to make a pie at holidays that included fresh cranberries,dates,raisins,and pecans all boiled together. That's one of my all-time fav pies.Love the pink sunset.I didn't know they grew/harvested c'berries in WA state.

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